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== Mohmand Field Force ==
== Mohmand Field Force ==
''Commanded by Brig Gen E.R.Elles CB''<br>
'''First Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO''
'''First Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO''
*1st Batt [[13th Regiment of Foot|Somerset Light Infantry]]
*1st Batt [[13th Regiment of Foot|Somerset Light Infantry]]
*1st Batt [[11th Regiment of Foot|Devonshire Regt]]
*1st Batt [[11th Regiment of Foot|Devonshire Regt]]
* [[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjabis]]
* [[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjabis]]
*2nd Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles|1st Gurkhas]]<br>
*2nd Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles|1st Gurkhas]]
*Two Sections No 5 British Field Hospital
*Three Sections No 31 Native Field Hospital
*One Section No 45 Native Field Hospital<br>


'''Second Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen C.R.MacGregor DSO''
'''Second Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen C.R.MacGregor DSO''
*2nd Batt [[52nd Regiment of Foot|Oxfordshire Light Infantry]]
*2nd Batt [[52nd Regiment of Foot|Oxfordshire Light Infantry]]
*Six Companies [[37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|37th Dogras]]
*Six Companies [[37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|37th Dogras]]
*[[9th Gurkha Rifles|9th Gurkhas]]<br>
*[[9th Gurkha Rifles|9th Gurkhas]]
*Two Sections No 5 British Field Hospital
*Three Sections No 44 Native Field Hospital<br>


'''Divisional Troops'''
'''Divisional Troops'''
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*1st Patiala Infantry
*1st Patiala Infantry
*Three Maxims
*Three Maxims
*Three Sections Native Field Hospital<br>
*Half Section No 63 Native Field Hospital
*One Section No 45 Native Field Hospital<br>
   
   
== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Revision as of 19:12, 4 December 2009

Mohmand Expedition 1897
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908A
Date: August & September 1897
Location: Mohmand Agency, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: approx 34.510425°N 71.35459°E
Result: Submission of tribesmen
Combatants
East India Company Mohmand tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen E.R.Elles CB
Strength
8,500
Casualties
12 killed
96 wounded
Mohmand Territory 1909

Campaign Actions

Battle of Shabkadar Fort

Mohmand Field Force

Commanded by Brig Gen E.R.Elles CB
First Brigade
Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO

Second Brigade
Brig Gen C.R.MacGregor DSO

Divisional Troops

External Links

North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
Record of Action Google Books

Historical Books on-line

Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Mohmand Tribe www.archive.org